Archive for April, 2022

AT: TweetX

Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
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Twitter accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy Twitter. Is Twitter inevitable? What are the uncertainties and what can we infer from the little we know? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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Bryce: Killing Time at Lightspeed

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WT: Golden Palace Infants

Tuesday, April 26th, 2022
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A simian savior. Just tap us out whenever this gets “too heavy.” Nuclear power works, why aren’t we using it more? What’s the hold up for fusion? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes

Justin: The Batman

Brian: The Book of Niall from Barry Jones

Bryce: Heartstopper

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AT: Future-You, Enjoying a Future-Sandwich

Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
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What is present-you doing to help future-you? How do you handle the future–not just preparing, but shaping your future? Success can come from examining other successful people. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Survival of the Balloonist

Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
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More bad news for the SLS again. How can we keep cheering for this expensive government hedge? A new science discovery on the winds. Cameras capture an ally in our fight against pythons. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: That Mitchell and Webb Look

Justin: Severance

Brian: Come From Away

Bryce: Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

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AT: The Story, The Story, The Story

Wednesday, April 13th, 2022
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Andrew’s latest mystery novel, “Sea Storm,” made the WSJ best-sellers list. What inspired the Underwater Investigation Unit series and Sloan McPherson? Plus, a system to give feedback. Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

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WT: Rockwell’s Box

Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
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CSI: Dino. Evidence of a very old death? OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 is a step-up upgrade for the tool that takes plain English prompts and creates photorealistic images. For entertainment purposes only. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Severance and Moonwalking with Einstein from Joshua Foer

Justin: Raised by Wolves

Bryce: The Guardians of Justice

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AT: What You Can Get Done In 20 Minutes

Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
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How to get started and two tools you can use to get the ball rolling: the social media “scary hour” and the classic pomodoro timer technique. How can you organize your work and get unstuck? Send your project questions/ideas to neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “After Things.”

PICKS:

Andrew: Anthony Metivier’s video on memory palaces

Bryce: Pommie

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WT: Do the Dew

Tuesday, April 5th, 2022
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NASA delays the SLS wet rehearsal! More money chasing the payoff of SLS. Social media is ablaze that Elon is buying a major stake in Twitter. How does that compare to previous media moves? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Profiles of the Future from Arthur C. Clarke

Justin: Severance

Bryce: Thermae Romae Novae

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